Red Pants For Madison

While on a trip back to the U.S. this summer, Minnesota specifically, I was treated to an afternoon with The Girls.  Cousin Madison, Aunt Laney and I spent a morning shopping, followed by a nice lunch out at one of our favorite places - yay! While walking through the men's section at Macy's, I mentioned that we would have to come back with Matt as he needed to buy some pants - red pants. As soon as I mentioned Red Pants, both Lane and Madison stopped and turned to look at me as if I were from another planet. Whaaat?!?

I tried to convince them that the men in Paris do not dress the same as the men back home. Men don't where baggy khakis here.  They where things like...well fitting red pants. I told Lane and Madison that Matt had already purchased some bright blue pants in order to "French-ifiy" himself, but that he was looking for a pair of red ones to round out his wardrobe. I got the distinct impression that Madison and Lane didn't believe me!

On our way back through town we were able to have one more visit together and this time we decided to let the boys come out with us. We headed back to Macy's and helped Matt try on all the different red pants that were available. Yes, he finally found his pair. I think he's a bit disappointed they are a little more of a brick red than a bright red, but they'll do!

 After all that, Madison was still doubtful that Matt wasn't crazy, or at least had really bad taste, so she asked me to take some pictures of Parisian men wearing red pants - proof that I wasn't completely exaggerating it all! At first I didn't think I could do it without being overly conspicuous and causing myself a lot of trouble. But after I dared to take my first couple of photos, it quickly became an exciting secret mission!

The Proof (mind you some of these were even taken in the same day):

 


 

 

This last one was where I finally got busted. Not by the guy in pants, but by one of the women I was with who exclaimed in a very loud voice (imagine this in a heavy Spanish accent) "What Are You Doing?!?" Turns out she thought it was weird that I would be taking a picture of such an ugly building. Feeling sheepish at finally being outed, I figured it was time be done taking pictures and just get the blog post up!

On a side note, when I shared my story of the red pants with the group of women I was with, they all admitted that each of their husbands had a pair of red pants as well. What's more, they informed me of what's coming down the pike in terms of men's fashion: pink pants!!!

Kind of like the color of this guy's shirt! Madison's never going to believe it....